ArmInfo.The twentieth meeting of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation will be held in Armenia in the second half of 2020. A similar agreement was reached following a video meeting of the co-chairmen of the Armenian- Russian intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation - deputy prime ministers of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation - Mher Grigoryan and Alexey Overchuk.
According to the Armenian government, in this regard, the co-chairs decided to give instructions to the relevant state departments to formulate the agenda of the next meeting and ensure the effective implementation of the already approved events.
It is reported that during the meeting Mher Grigoryan and Alexey Overchuk discussed current issues on the bilateral cooperation agenda. In particular, the parties touched upon cooperation in trade, economic, industrial, transport, energy, humanitarian and financial sectors. Mher Grigoryan expressed gratitude to the Russian Federation for the assistance provided to the healthcare sector of Armenia, to which Alexey Overchuk noted that Russia will continue to support the RA in the fight against the pandemic.
It should be noted that according to the RA Statistical Committee, the foreign trade turnover between Armenia and Russia in January-April 2020 amounted to $ 636.4 million with a y-o-y growth of 2%, while exports fell by 11.3% to $ 174.1 million, while imports grew by 8.1% to $ 462.3 million.
